~a column by Colleen O’Brien I don’t have a television, but I have learned that when I’m around one, I am drawn into it. I’m a mosquito headed for carbon dioxide, sucked into whatever is there on that screen. I become a part of a need to watch what’s going on; I am suddenly a couch potato, a TV zombie,…
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Letter to the editor – Tim Buenz
Bond issue website domain “scandal”: Just the facts…. During this unfortunate season of “fact checking” I find it necessary to provide the facts and timelines concerning John Thompson’s slanderous claims from recent opinion columns in the Jefferson Herald.
Read MoreDreyfus money to Highland Township for cemetery work
Money from the county’s discretionary Louis Dreyfus fund will go toward work at a township cemetery for the first time since the inception of the fund.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – 4-H Foundation
2016 marks the 100th year of Extension in Greene County. In addition to agricultural outreach, family science services and many other programming services, one of the pillar programs for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is 4-H youth development.
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jim Riley
To the editor, Greene County Community Center – what a wonderful location for non athletes. I consider the community center a key to my better health. There are many in Greene County who utilize this facility for their physical well-being. People with chronic health conditions walk the track, utilize the weights, and most importantly, they meet friends and relatives to exercise and just…
Read MoreTree Tracings
Meeting notice: The Greene County Genealogical Society will meet Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10 am in the basement meeting room of the Jefferson public library. Elaine Deluhery will share information about immigration records. When doing your family research, it’s important to know which port your ancestors might have come through. Also, be aware that there was different information required on the forms depending…
Read MoreQualities for the times
~a column by Colleen O’Brien “ . . . I find that nothing in life counts more than the happiness we can give others, the good that we can do. This is what we must teach our children, to think of others more than they think of themselves for it is in this way they will find the most satisfaction…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Greene Co Farm Bureau president John McCormick
Dear editor, Following the recent Greene County School District bond vote, a claim was made in social media that “the election results have ripped open some old wounds,” and mentioned rifts between Jefferson and rural communities, as well as friction between farmers and in-town residents, while strangely mentioning federal farm subsidies.
Read MoreThis election proves it’s a misogynist world
~a column by Colleen O’Brien In an interview with Hillary at “Humans of New York,” she said this: “I was taking a law school admissions test in a big classroom at Harvard. My friend and I were some of the only women in the room. I was feeling nervous.I was a senior in college. I wasn’t sure how well I’d…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – George Naylor
I don’t want to know! I don’t want to know who my friends are voting for or why, if they are voting for one of the major party candidates for president. For this general election, the algorithm that runs through one of these voter’s brain and heart when they step into the voting booth can only be truly fathomed by…
Read MoreLetter to the editor – Jim Riley
I personally want to apologize to the future generation on my generation’s lack of support for your education. Every generation must support the following generations. It’s not a requirement but it is the right thing to do for the well-being of our community.
Read MoreFarm Safety: ‘A legacy to be proud of’
National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept 18-24 In May of this year, a farmer in southeast Iowa was pinned by a piece of machinery and killed; later that month, an eastern Iowa man was killed when his tractor was struck by a semi. In June, a teenage farm girl died in an ATV incident. These are just a few…
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